David White, the national executive director of SAG-AFTRA, is stepping down after a dozen years running Hollywood’s largest union. Like other unions, SAG-AFTRA was hard hit as revenues to the entertainment industry collapsed. White, SAG-AFTRA’s first Black executive director, has been an outspoken advocate for improving diversity in Hollywood. The Michigan native grew up in Kansas City, Mo., had been general counsel for SAG and was hired as its executive director on an interim basis in January 2009, replacing Doug Allen. The Rhodes Scholar was named national executive director of the newly formed SAG-AFTRA in May 2012.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 14, 2021 19:52 UTC